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HSA case demonstrates importance of pedestrian & traffic management systems.

March 9, 2023adminBloghealth and safety, health and safety authority, HSA, pedestrian safety, safety at work, safety management, stay safe, traffic management, workplace safety

A recent HSA case has once again demonstrated the importance of pedestrian and traffic management systems in the workplace. A West Cork timber company has been fined €90,000 for breaches of health and safety regulations that came to light in the course of an investigation by the Health and Safety Authority into a fatal workplace…

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Self-employed Account for Over 50% of work-related fatalities in 2020

July 6, 2021adminBloghealth and safety, health and safety authority, HSA, safety at work, workplace safety

More than half of all people who died in work-related incidents in 2020 were self-employed. That’s according to the Health and Safety Authority’s latest Annual Review of Workplace Injuries, Illnesses and Fatalities.  There were a total of 53 work-related fatalities in 2020, the highest since 2015. The largest number of fatalities occurred in Agriculture, Forestry…

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Today is Workers’ Memorial Day 2020

April 28, 2021adminBloghealth and safety, HSA, safety at work, workers memorial day

Today (Wednesday April 28th) is an important date for everyone with an interest in the safety, health and welfare of people at work. It’s the date every year when trade union and employer groups worldwide, as well as individual organisations, remember those who have been killed or injured in work-related accidents. In Ireland the figures…

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Report finds that 44% of work-related deaths involve vehicles

April 13, 2021adminBlogdriver safety, driving for work, farm safety, health and safety, health and safety authority, safety at work, vehicle maintenance, workplace safety

According to new figures from the Health & Safety Authority there were 490 work-related deaths recorded between 2010 – 2019. The figures are contained within a new report into work related deaths produced the by the HSA.  The results also show that 44% or 217 of these deaths involved vehicles over the years reviewed.  Last year…

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Code of Practice for Employers and Employees on the Prevention and Resolution of Bullying at Work

March 11, 2021adminBlogbullying at work, code of practice, employees, employers, health, health & safety, health and safety authority, HSA, safety at work, workplace safety, yoursafetyspecialist

The purpose of the Code produced by the Health and Safety Authority is to provide guidance for employers, employees and their representatives on good practice and procedures for identifying, preventing, addressing and resolving issues around workplace bullying. The full document is available here: Code of Practise on Prevention & Resolution of Bullying at Work

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Construction Industry Federation endorse a newly developed plan for the management of COVID-19

November 11, 2020adminBlogCIF, construction safety, COVID-19, health and safety, safety at work

The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has endorsed a newly developed Construction Sector C-19 Standard Operating Procedures. The guide serves as a framework for the management of COVID-19 on a construction site for the duration of the pandemic. The purpose of the document is to protect workers, their families and the community.  The document also recognises…

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Platinum across three frameworks!

October 14, 2020adminBlogcustomer safety, esb networks, health and safety, safety at work

Platinum across three frameworks! Our client Gaeltec Utilities received a Platinum Safety Rating for the 2nd year in a row from ESB Networks across three frameworks in their Annual Contractor Safety Grading. A fantastic achievement! Photograph shows:  L – R: Billy Wallace Safety Manager Gaeltec Utilities,  Joao Felizardo CEO Gaeltec Utilities, Aoife Trant EHS Director, Trant…

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COVID-19 Back to Work Implementation Programme Now Available.

May 23, 2020adminBlogCOVID-19, customer safety, return to work, safety at work, staff training, workplace safety

Does your Company require assistance with implementing Covid – 19 Government Guidelines?  If so, we can help. We will work with you, determine your needs, develop the plan and implement so that you can get back to doing what you do best and be ready to open for business. What we offer: •                  COVID-19 Workplace Compliance…

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Restart Grant available for Small Businesses in Cork

May 22, 2020adminBlogCOVID-19, health and safety, induction, local authority, restart grant, safety at work, staff training, trant omeara

The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation announced earlier this month, details of a new Small Business grant scheme which is now available for small businesses in Cork .  The Restart Grant has been allocated €250m in funding and will provide payments of between €2,000 and €10,000 to small business to help meet their cost of…

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Roadmap for Reopening of Society and Business – Phase 1

May 15, 2020adminBlogCOVID-19, health & safety, phase 1, return to work, roadmap, safety, safety at work, trant omeara, workplace safety

Roadmap for Reopening of Society and Business – Phase 1 MONDAY WILL SEE the easing of some Covid-19 restrictions as part of the staggered re-opening of the country, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar confirmed this evening. There are five scenarios whereby people can or should leave their home, from Monday. They are to go to work if your workplace has been…

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